Tag Archives: BusinessWeek
September 9, 2014
Last-Minute Checklist for Round 1 Applicants
Are you planning on applying in Round 1, which at many schools is just weeks (or September 9th, in the case of HBS) away? There are several reasons to apply in the first round, from …
July 23, 2014
Don’t Make These 4 Common Video Interview Mistakes
A skyrocketing number of business schools and employers have integrated a video interview platform such as Skype into their screening process, which means applicants need to adapt to make sure they present themselves with the …
June 24, 2014
MBA Grads Still Need to Master Social Media
While we all know social media use has exploded over the past decade, some MBA graduates are still operating like its 1999 when it comes to maximizing its benefits from a professional standpoint. In BusinessWeek’s …
June 24, 2014
Boost Your Candidacy with a Pre-MBA Prep Plan
If you’re thinking seriously about attending business school in a few years, I have great news for you. Three years is ample time to do several things that will strengthen your MBA application and make …
May 5, 2014
Embrace LGBT Identity in Business School Applications
This post originally appeared on Stacy’s “Strictly Business” MBA Blog on U.S.News.com Marketing efforts to attract lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender MBA applicants are not cut-and-dried. While business schools can easily target potential candidates by …
October 17, 2013
Understanding B-School Rankings
For anyone perplexed about why so much variability exists between the different well-known MBA rankings, Matt Symonds’s recent article in Forbes does a great job of demystifying the subject. In plain terms, he explains the …
